Oct 25, 2021
What it's like to die and come back with Emmy-nominated and award-winning TV producer & author Stephanie Arnold - Died for 37 seconds
Stephanie Arnold was an Emmy-nominated and award-winning TV
producer who spent 27 years creating and producing TV shows, music
videos, and documentaries. She left the “business” in 2008 after
meeting the love of her life. From that point on, the only thing
she wanted to produce was a family.
It was during the birth of her second child that Stephanie
suffered a rare, but often fatal, a condition called an Amniotic
Fluid Embolism (AFE) and died on the operating table for 37
seconds. Everything she does now is a direct result of her
survival.
Stephanie currently serves on the board of directors for the
AFE Foundation, speaks on patient advocacy to organizations like
the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), medical
institutions, and nursing organizations (AWHONN). She was the face
for the legislative campaign When Seconds Count (ASA) and also for
the mother’s day LifeSource program, helping to educate about blood
donation. She has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for
Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Prentice Women’s Hospital and
continues to raise money for research and education into one of the
leading causes of maternal death in the world.
She was named one of the Today’s Chicago Woman’s “100 Women of
Inspiration.” She blogs and offers support to families affected by
trauma and surviving against the odds. She has appeared on numerous
TV shows, including Good Morning America, Megyn Kelly Today Show,
The Dr. Oz Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Good Day LA, and has been
featured in Yahoo, Women’s Health, Good Housekeeping, DailyMailUK,
Cosmopolitan online and many more. Her multi-award-winning,
best-selling debut book is being translated into many languages and
is currently being distributed worldwide.
Stephanie Arnold lives in Chicago with her husband Jonathan
and is the loving mother of Adina, Jacob, and stepdaughter
Valentina.